Collapse of syringomyelitic cavities as a compensatory mechanism of syringomyelia course

Abstract

The results of examination of 72 patients with clinical picture of syringomyelia using MRT are revealed. Images of spinal cord in sagittal and axial planes have been obtained. Deformity of cavity found in axial sections of 26 patients was considered as its spontaneous collapse.

When interpreting MRT picture drain communication between the cavity and subarachnoid space of spinal cord in 10 patients was supposed. Relation between the cavity diameter and duration of illness was determined. A decrease of cavity diameter during the long course of illness may be related to the cavity collapse, which is one of the possible compensatory mechanisms of syringomyelia course.

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Bekhterev neurology archive

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RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Mendelevich E.G., Bogdanov E.I., Ibatullin M.M.